44th Wedding Anniversary

Married July 23, 1966

It is hard to believe that it has been 44 years.

We met in high school, and the day I first

met David I knew he was someone special.

David is as solid as a rock.  

Words that best describe him are: strong, committed,

loyal, tender, loving, faithful, serious when needed

to be, and very funny at other times.  

He has always been the spiritual leader for our family.

He has provided well for our family, and he is the

hardest working, determined man I know.

David is a problem solver and  he has always had the 

ability to "figure out a way" to use his words. 

He faithfully calls upon the Lord for direction

in all things.

He is my best friend.

I can't imagine life without him, and I am

looking forward to many more years together.

We have been blessed with two children,

their spouses, and five beautiful grandchildren.

We have endured hardships, disappointments, and

various difficulties during the 44 years, but our

love for each other has never failed or wavered. 

I love you, David! You bring joy to my life.

I Will Rise 7-11-10

Grandson Gillan singing in his home church in Texas.
He just gets better and better.

The End To A Good Week

This was the last night the Texas kids had to

hang around and have fun before heading home.

The clouds moved in and the temperature cooled

down a bit, so we all headed outside. 
 Basketball and chalk art started the evening off.

I am not sure who made this piece of art, but

Nathan enjoyed working on it.
Since it says "Mommy" I think it was Andrew.

If you can't tell, they were all pretty kicked back.

Grandpa even "rested" his eyes for a moment.

 

Can you tell what Josh's favorite thing is now?

Can you?

Gracie, Nate, and Shadow are talking it over with 

Grandpa.

Besides basketball, chalk art, and playing with the dog,

a mud hole was found and guess who got in it.

Nathan, of course....he can spot them a mile away.

Shortly after all of this fun, a beautiful rainbow

appeared. 

How special, how soothing, how beautiful.

Then out of no where came a skunk trailing across

the front yard.....the dog got involved.....Katie was

near by on the phone close to the skunk. Can you guess the rest?

The skunk sprayed the dog, the dog rolled in the grass

and the rest of us ran in the garage.

  Bless Gracie, she took the dog back to 

her pen, and that ended our evening outside.

But, have no fear....these kids know how to play.

 

From the baby to the adult the 

serious play dough creations began.

Creativeness at work!

No skunk is going to spoil our fun.

We can all run pretty fast.

Gracie and Grandma Day

Gracie is really growing up.

She has a brother and several boy cousins.

She plays well with all of them, but

we thought it was about time for a girl day. 

So we headed to the Tea Room.

We both enjoyed our lunch and you know

if you have ever been there, what we had for dessert.

Yes, warm bread pudding with whipped cream....YUM!

It was a very good day!

Fun at the Pool

Goggles, anyone?

Gracie flying out of the tube slide.

Cousin Carter....they seem to all be set with 

GOGGLES! Goggles, everyone?

Yes, all of them.

And mean while, back at the trailer.

NOT "Roughing It" at Greenleaf

The kids are delighted with the new

 "Bedroom Trailer" - as Josh used

to call them. 

Four bunk beds for the youngsters.

Greenleaf is a beautiful place to camp

and it even has a swimming pool and playground.

It is even better if your son-in-law charcoals burgers.

Yummy!